Schwann's microscope
- Made:
- 1835
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Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories.
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Schwann's microscope (no case), with accessories
This instrument dates from about 1835 and was made for Theodore Schwann (1810-1882), the celebrated physiologist. It features seven achromatic object-glasses which are screwed together and can be combined.
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Science Museum: Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries
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Details
- Category:
- Microscopes
- Object Number:
- 1928-801
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and metal (unknown)
- type:
- microscope accessories
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
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